New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-05
FRIDAY, Nov. 4-P. VI.

FRIDAY, Nov. Al. W
Ten more railroads day rcporsd their earnings
for the fourth week OF October. Nine of them show
gains OH the week of 1856 and shows a less The
nine roads give aggregate earnings OF Sl,OO2, Si3
against SSG3.776 in the week of lsS6-a gam OF
$l39.D67 or l6l per cent; the one e1ccptohai roau
shows "A loss OF $S,3lS or 1919 per cent Ana vet a
Chicago operator. who great bul on ~ PAM nj ~?
pays advanced for telegraphng to send dis
pa forming New York that tho raising of the dividend
on the Pennsylvania stock on decreased net earnings
the coupanys gain in earnings for nine months
is 2200000) has the appearance OF stockJopohg
He also informs New York that Europe Is selling stocks
instead of buying and ass us 10 note the uasasncSs
which from London Amsterdam and Berlin where
an immense amount OF Missouri. Kansas and Texas
bonds held observer the spot the uneas-
ness seems confined to the Chicago and Newfprk
sellers OF securities which they did not own We haa not
heard of any remarkable decline in the price OF brass IN
the Chicago market. but perhaps " 5 Jones mas lho
of his and Its entire produce at all events
he exhibits full supply Of that metal when he prcteh'
TO instruct NewYork any question outside Of the pro
cess by which the products of the soil are "corneed
Mr. Jones the person who supplied his favorite New
agency with the information that the chicago
and Northwestern earnings for september would show
loss OF 100000 and when they showed gain OF
SlO9 furnished the "net earnings" showing loss
S5S ,OOOI We thought 1t was Wall Street oiiice
Todays stock market made further progress toward
rehabilitation Of values AMI it was not the buying nj
bears that did it. They did good deal OF washing
TO make show OF plenty OF stocks for sale but despite
such exhibitions there COOL buying all through the
list and extent that values improved slowly
bat permanently and al the end recorded
III ateria advance. The character OF the mar
ket was clearly defined that the bears
omitted their usual minutes raid before the
expiration VI the final hour Even Missouri Pac.hc.
which for has been the fAvorte hammer.
turned upon sellers and from sGs to ss Bur
lington and Quincy which few days was 50 rapidly
going dogs with transactions Of only 500 shares
rose per cent from its opening agure and closed at
1902 whilo Rock Island with larger transactions. closed
per cent higher than last evening at Ia. Something
OF a fight made In Union Pacific but the offerings
were quickly absorbed ami the stock closed 2s cent
higher than last evening. St Paul was the specially
active OF day and It closes = per cent higher
than Yesterday and marks clean advance
OF per cent at 1921 In tho carly dealings
special drive made at New York and New
England and. after opening At i0i 1t was sold at 1873
after moderate transactions II closed at iOi2 Nor
folk and Western preferred advanced L per cent on
small Transactions The trunk lines furnished only
small part OF the days business but they were all firm
ana higher, and the coaers wero comparatively dul
but yet marked advances OF about per cent The
market closed quiet and strong at the top figures.
Government bonds quiet and firm, with the bids
for the As up - per cent AnneIe the closing quo
tat0ns: